Pocketful of Blue

Hi Everyone, Here is Part 2 of the pictures we took of our house when we looked at it for the first time and what those rooms look like now. You can see Part 1 here . The master bedroom is on the first floor and this is what it looked like  back then - very dark and dated. We decided to remove the window behind the bed. It looked directly into the side of our neighbor's house and it also limited furniture arrangement. The window on the left was replaced with a larger window. A lighter paint color and decor has made the room so much lighter and brighter. We also found original hardwood floors under the carpet so that was great news! The wall in the picture below was moved back a little bit and one large walk-in  closet was created with only one door instead of the two separate closets. Now our large armoire is on the wall where the two closet openings were. It's not a huge master bedroom, but we're happy with it  and...

We recently updated our 16 year old son's room. It really needed a paint job and just freshened up. Nothin' fancy. No planked walls or chevron designs. He's actually very sentimental and likes to be surrounded by the things he loves and that have good memories for him. His favorite sports teams, Star Wars, Legos, books, maps from his favorite video games are just a few of the things he has loved over the years.   don't get me started ~ the tears will start to roll   He informed me that he likes modern design. Really? such a traitor : ) So I tried to incorporate a lot of white with his traditional furniture to give it a more modern feel. We purchased his dresser and beds when he was 5 years old. The beds were originally configured as bunk beds. At one point, I mentioned to him that maybe we could look for different bedroom furniture that would be more modern. He said "I think my furniture is fi...